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Consultant Urges Wilmington to Center Community in Police Accountability Efforts
Summary
Carlton T. Myers outlined a community-centered CAP approach to policing reform and civilian oversight, described past implementations in other cities, and answered council questions about applying the model in Wilmington; no formal action was taken.
Carlton T. Myers, Esquire, founder, owner and CEO of Myers Strategic Solutions LLC, told the Wilmington City Intergovernmental Committee on May 7, 2025, that policing reform must “center community empowerment” and pair local accountability with transparent processes.
Myers told the committee that his CAP method—community empowerment, accountability and transparency—places residents, especially those from neighborhoods with high crime and negative police interactions, at the center of decisions about stops, arrests, surveillance and use of force. “The people closest to the problems are also the people closest to the solutions,” Myers said.
Myers outlined how the method worked in practice in other jurisdictions and emphasized implementation steps: structured assessments, named assignees for recommendations, timelines for action and follow-through rather than stand-alone…
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